DeBellevue Named ‘River Rat of the Year’ October 26, 2023 AFA Life member Col. Chuck DeBellevue, USAF (Ret.) received the “River Rat of the Year” and “Air Warrior Courage Foundation...
Aerospace Education Council Update: October 2023 October 25, 2023 In 1948, WWII ace Robin Olds was a Major in the nascent U.S. Air Force. He had wrangled a liaison...
CAP Cadets Help NASA Collect Solar Eclipse Data October 25, 2023 Civil Air Patrol cadets across the nation joined an innovative CAP Rocky Mountain Region (RMR) Solar Eclipse Mission that began with the...
AFA President & CEO Returns to Lakenheath’s ‘Liberty Wing’ October 25, 2023 In the summer of 1971, AFA’s President & CEO Bruce “Orville” Wright—a U.S. Air Force Academy cadet at the time—spent...
AFA Applauds Release of New Comprehensive Space Strategy October 24, 2023 Arlington, Va. — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall signed off on the “Comprehensive Strategy for the Space Force” in...
AFA National Director, West Area, Honors 24 Retired Vietnam Vets October 11, 2023 On Oct. 4, Bobi Oates, AFA National Director, West Area, presented Vietnam Veteran lapel pin to the Veterans at the...
Recovery, Recruitment, Community: The Memorial to Memorial Ride Continues October 10, 2023 The U.S. Air Force is the only service that can trace its roots to a garage start up—Wilbur and Orville...
AFA Accentuates Family Support, Quality-of-Life Issues at Air, Space & Cyber Conference October 2, 2023 Nearly 1,000 military spouses attended AFA’s 2023 Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., for free. This year’s...
Next-Generation Leaders: Slife Mentors AFROTC Cadets, Silver Wings Members September 28, 2023 AFA’s General Jimmy Doolittle Leadership Center (DLC) organized a private “Senior Mentorship for Junior Leaders” workshop for Air Force ROTC cadets and...
AFA Congratulates Brown on Confirmation to be 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs September 28, 2023 I extend my sincerest congratulations to Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., on his confirmation to be the next Chairman of...